Diagnostic Description
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Description: Characterized by yellowish head; body with a pair of wide, bluish grey to brown stripes with broad central white stripe extending to end of tail; anterior lateral line scales 27-35; predorsal scales 18-24; depth of body 23.4-27.8 % of SL (Ref. 90102).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 14
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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Found in rich coral reefs (Ref. 8631) and coastal reef slopes (Ref. 37816). Also found in crevices and caves on steep slopes (Ref 90102).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Found in rich coral reefs (Ref. 8631) and coastal reef slopes (Ref. 37816). Also found in crevices and caves on steep slopes (Ref 90102). A possible mimic of Pholidichthys leucotaenia (Ref. 9710).
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus: Brief Summary
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Pseudochromis bitaeniatus, the two-lined dottyback, double-striped dottyback, or slender dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It comes from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.
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